Cuff-button.



C. V. BATES.

CUFF BUTTON.

APPLICATION FILED 91.21.1911.

1,267,357. Patented May 28,1918.

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CUBE-BUTTON.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 28, 1918.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CLIFFORD V. BATES, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cuff-Buttons, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to cuff buttons and its object is to produce a hinged cuff button which can be more easily applied. to the cuffs and removed therefrom, which possesses strength, and which is rigid to hold the cuff members in proper alinement.

My improved form of button is shown on the accompanying drawing, on which-- Figure 1 is a transverse sectional view of part of a cuff, showing my improved button applied thereto,

Fig. 2 is a side elevational view of the button in closed position,

Fig. 3 is a side elevational view showing the button wide open, and

Fig. 4; is an under side view of the open button. 1

The button shown comprises the two halves or body parts 1 and 2 which may be of any shape or design, those shown being circular. From these body parts near one edge thereof lugs 3 and 4 respectively extend ractically at right angles to the bodies, the ugs terminating respectively in the single head 5 and in the bifurcated head 6, the single head fitting into the bifurcated head an being pivoted thereto by a pin 7. With this connection the bodies 1 and 2 can swing in various planes relative to each other. In order to strengthen the structure, diagonal brace parts 8 and .9 extend from the heads 5 and 6 to the bodies at the opposite edges thereof. The opening movement of the body members is limited by the engagement of their edges with each other, and the closing movement is limited by the engagement of the head 5 with the abutment edge 10 at the base of the bifurcated head 6, the body members being substantially parallel when the button is closed.

When the button is to be inserted through Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Washington, D. 0.

the button-holes of a cufi, it is opened to the position shown in Fig. 3. After insertion of the body members through the cuif button-holes, the body members are swung toward each other to bring them into parallelism with the cufi walls nd thereafter these members will relatively swing depending upon the relative angle which the cuff walls assume.

Having described the construction of my improved button, I claim as follows:

1. A cufi button comprising two body members, lugs extending from said body members substantially at right angles therewith and at the edge thereof, the ends of said lugs being permanently pivoted together to permit the body members to be swung to assume various relative angles.

2. A cufi button comprising two body members, lugs extending from said body members adjacent one edge thereof and at substantially right angles thereto, the end of one lug being bifurcated to receive the other lug and said lugs being pivoted together to permit swing of the'body members to different relative angles, and strengthen- Zing devices extending from the end of each u bo%ly part.

3. A cufi button comprising two body members, a lug extending from each body member at one edge thereof and substantially at right angles therewith the end of one of said lugs being bifurcated in order to rovide a bearing for the end of the other ug and said lugs being pivoted together to permit swing of said body members to different angles with each other, said body members when swung into open osition abutting at their edges adjacent said lugs, and an abutment on said bifurcated lug for receiving the other lug whereby to limit the closing ,-movement of said button members. In witness whereof I hereunto subscribe ilgyi zname this th day of September, A. D.

' CLIFFORD v. BATES.

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